Opportunities for improvement in nursing homes: variance of six patient safety climate factor scores across nursing homes and wards assessed by the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Opportunities for improvement in nursing homes: variance of six patient safety climate factor scores across nursing homes and wards assessed by the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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Opportunities for improvement in nursing homes: variance of six patient safety climate factor scores across nursing homes and wards—assessed by the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire.

Deilkås ECT, Hofoss D, Husebo BS, Bondevik GT. PLoS One. 2019;14:e0218244.

Researchers deployed the Norwegian version of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire, a measure of safety culture, across long-term care facilities and found significant variations in scores. They conclude that safety culture measurement may be useful to align resources with needs to support patient safety.

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